Techniques for handling feedback for downlink transmissions in a shared radio frequency spectrum band

ABSTRACT

Techniques are described for wireless communication. A first method may include classifying feedback received for a first downlink transmission over a shared radio frequency spectrum band; identifying an interference parameter for a subsequent downlink transmission; and scheduling the subsequent downlink transmission based at least in part on feedback classified in a feedback category associated with the identified interference parameter for the subsequent downlink transmission. The feedback may be classified in one of a plurality of feedback categories, and the classifying may be based at least in part on an interference parameter for the first downlink transmission. A second method may include identifying an interference parameter for a first downlink transmission received over a shared radio frequency spectrum band; generating feedback for the first downlink transmission; and sending, to a base station, the feedback along with an indication of the interference parameter.

CROSS REFERENCES

The present application for patent claims priority to U.S. ProvisionalPatent Application No. 62/167,077 by Zhang et al., entitled “Techniquesfor Handling Feedback for Downlink Transmissions in a Shared RadioFrequency Spectrum Band,” filed May 27, 2015, assigned to the assigneehereof.

BACKGROUND

Field of the Disclosure

The present disclosure, for example, relates to wireless communicationsystems, and more particularly to techniques for handling feedback fordownlink transmissions in a shared radio frequency spectrum band.

Description of Related Art

Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide varioustypes of communication content such as voice, video, packet data,messaging, broadcast, and so on. These systems may be multiple-accesssystems capable of supporting communication with multiple users bysharing the available system resources (e.g., time, frequency, andpower). Examples of such multiple-access systems include code-divisionmultiple access (CDMA) systems, time-division multiple access (TDMA)systems, frequency-division multiple access (FDMA) systems,single-carrier frequency-division multiple access (SC-FDMA) systems, andorthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) systems.

By way of example, a wireless multiple-access communication system mayinclude a number of base stations, each simultaneously supportingcommunication for multiple communication devices, otherwise known asuser equipment (UE). A base station may communicate with UEs on downlinkchannels (e.g., for transmissions from a base station to a UE) anduplink channels (e.g., for transmissions from a UE to a base station).

Some modes of communication may allow communication between a basestation and a UE over a shared radio frequency spectrum band, or overdifferent radio frequency spectrum bands (e.g., a dedicated radiofrequency spectrum band and a shared radio frequency spectrum band) of acellular network. With increasing data traffic in cellular networks thatuse a dedicated (e.g., licensed) radio frequency spectrum band,offloading of at least some data traffic to a shared radio frequencyspectrum band may provide a cellular operator with opportunities forenhanced data transmission capacity. A shared radio frequency spectrumband may also provide service in areas where access to a dedicated radiofrequency spectrum band is unavailable.

Prior to gaining access to, and communicating over, a shared radiofrequency spectrum band, a base station or UE may perform a listenbefore talk (LBT) procedure to contend for access to the shared radiofrequency spectrum band. An LBT procedure may include performing a clearchannel assessment (CCA) procedure to determine whether a channel of theshared radio frequency spectrum band is available. When it is determinedthat the channel of the shared radio frequency spectrum band isavailable, a channel reservation signal (e.g., a channel usage beaconsignal (CUBS)) may be transmitted to reserve the channel. If it isdetermined that the channel is not available, a CCA procedure may beperformed for the channel again at a later time.

SUMMARY

When different base stations of a same public land mobile network (PLMN)transmit over a dedicated radio frequency spectrum band in parallel, thetransmission frequency used by a first base station in a first cell maybe reused by other base stations in other cells. The rate at which asame frequency may be used in a network is known as the frequency reuserate. A Long Term Evolution (LTE) or LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) (LTE/LTE-A)network has a frequency reuse rate of one and operates in a “reuse one”mode. When different base stations of a same PLMN transmit or receiveover a shared radio frequency spectrum band in parallel, the basestations may operate in a reuse one mode when their LBT radio frametimings are synchronized and all of the base stations win contention foraccess to the shared radio frequency spectrum band. When the LBT radioframe timings of the base stations are not synchronized, or whenneighboring base stations do not all win contention for access to theshared radio frequency spectrum band, the base stations may operate in atime-domain multiplexed (TDM) mode instead of a reuse one mode. Becausethe interference environment for transmissions in a reuse one modediffer from the interference environment for transmissions in a TDMmode, the scheduling of downlink transmissions based on a combination offeedback received for transmissions in both interference environmentsmay adversely impact the performance of downlink transmissionscheduling. The techniques described in the present disclosure classifyfeedback received for downlink transmissions and schedule subsequentdownlink transmissions based at least in part on feedback classified infeedback categories associated with interference parameters for thedownlink transmissions.

In one example, a method for wireless communication at a base station isdescribed. The method may include classifying feedback received for afirst downlink transmission over a shared radio frequency spectrum band;identifying an interference parameter for a subsequent downlinktransmission; and scheduling the subsequent downlink transmission basedat least in part on feedback classified in a feedback categoryassociated with the identified interference parameter for the subsequentdownlink transmission. The feedback may be classified in one of aplurality of feedback categories, and the classifying may be based atleast in part on an interference parameter for the first downlinktransmission.

In some examples of the method, the interference parameter for the firstdownlink transmission may include one of transmission in a reuse onemode or transmission in a TDM mode. In some examples, classifyingfeedback received for the first downlink transmission may includeclassifying feedback received for the first downlink transmission in afirst feedback category based at least in part on the interferenceparameter for the first downlink transmission including transmission ofthe first downlink transmission in the reuse one mode. In some examples,the method may include classifying feedback for a second downlinktransmission in a second feedback category based at least in part on aninterference parameter for the second downlink transmission includingtransmission of the second downlink transmission in the TDM mode.

In some examples of the method, the feedback may include channel stateinformation (CSI), or acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK)feedback, or a combination thereof. In some examples, scheduling thesubsequent downlink transmission may include selecting a modulation andcoding scheme (MCS) for the subsequent downlink transmission. In someexamples, the method may include identifying the interference parameterfor the first downlink transmission. In some examples, identifying theinterference parameter for the first downlink transmission may includereceiving an indication of the interference parameter with the feedbackfor the first downlink transmission.

In some examples, identifying the interference parameter for thesubsequent downlink transmission may include receiving a transmissionstatus from at least one other base station and identifying theinterference parameter for the subsequent downlink transmission based atleast in part on the transmission status. In some examples, the basestation and the at least one other base station may belong to a samePLMN. In some examples, receiving the transmission status may includereceiving a channel usage beacon signal (CUBS), or a physical frameformat indicator channel (PFFICH), or a combination thereof.

In some examples, the method may include maintaining, for each feedbackcategory of the plurality of feedback categories, at least one of aseparate hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback outer loop or aseparate CSI feedback outer loop, where the subsequent downlinktransmission is scheduled based at least in part on one or both of aHARQ feedback outer loop and a CSI feedback outer loop associated withthe feedback category associated with the interference parameter for thesubsequent downlink transmission. In some examples, the method mayinclude skipping, upon classifying the feedback received for the firstdownlink transmission in a first feedback category, at least one updateof at least one of: a HARQ feedback outer loop associated with a secondfeedback category or a CSI feedback outer loop associated with thesecond category.

In one example, an apparatus for wireless communication at a basestation is described. The apparatus may include means for classifyingfeedback received for a first downlink transmission over a shared radiofrequency spectrum band, means for identifying an interference parameterfor a subsequent downlink transmission, and means for scheduling thesubsequent downlink transmission based at least in part on feedbackclassified in a feedback category associated with the identifiedinterference parameter for the subsequent downlink transmission. Thefeedback may be classified in one of a plurality of feedback categories,and the classifying may be based at least in part on an interferenceparameter for the first downlink transmission.

In one example, another apparatus for wireless communication at a basestation is described. The apparatus may include a processor and memorycoupled to the processor. The processor may be configured to classifyfeedback received for a first downlink transmission over a shared radiofrequency spectrum band, identify an interference parameter for asubsequent downlink transmission, and schedule the subsequent downlinktransmission based at least in part on feedback classified in a feedbackcategory associated with the identified interference parameter for thesubsequent downlink transmission. The feedback may be classified in oneof a plurality of feedback categories, and the classifying may be basedat least in part on an interference parameter for the first downlinktransmission.

In one example, a computer-readable medium for storing instructionsexecutable by a processor is described. The instructions may includeinstructions to classify feedback received for a first downlinktransmission over a shared radio frequency spectrum band, instructionsto identify an interference parameter for a subsequent downlinktransmission, and instructions to schedule the subsequent downlinktransmission based at least in part on feedback classified in a feedbackcategory associated with the identified interference parameter for thesubsequent downlink transmission. The feedback may be classified in oneof a plurality of feedback categories, and the classifying may be basedat least in part on an interference parameter for the first downlinktransmission.

In one example, a method for wireless communication at a UE isdescribed. The method may include identifying an interference parameterfor a first downlink transmission received over a shared radio frequencyspectrum band, generating feedback for the first downlink transmission,and sending, to a base station, the feedback along with an indication ofthe interference parameter.

In some examples of the method, identifying the interference parametermay include receiving a transmission status from at least oneneighboring base station, and identifying the interference parameter forthe first downlink transmission based at least in part on thetransmission status. In some examples, the method may include sending,to the base station with the feedback, the transmission status from theat least one neighboring base station. In some examples, identifying theinterference parameter may include measuring a signal-to-noise ratio(SNR) associated with the first downlink transmission, and estimatingthe interference parameter for the first downlink transmission based atleast in part on the measured SNR.

In one example, an apparatus for wireless communication at a UE isdescribed. The apparatus may include means for identifying aninterference parameter for a first downlink transmission received over ashared radio frequency spectrum band, means for generating feedback forthe first downlink transmission, and means for sending, to a basestation, the feedback along with an indication of the interferenceparameter.

In one example, another apparatus for wireless communication at a UE isdescribed. The apparatus may include a processor and memory coupled tothe processor. The processor may be configured to identify aninterference parameter for a first downlink transmission received over ashared radio frequency spectrum band, generate feedback for the firstdownlink transmission, and send, to a base station, the feedback alongwith an indication of the interference parameter.

In one example, a computer-readable medium for storing instructionsexecutable by a processor is described. The instructions may includeinstructions to identify an interference parameter for a first downlinktransmission received over a shared radio frequency spectrum band,instructions to generate feedback for the first downlink transmission,and instructions to send, to a base station, the feedback along with anindication of the interference parameter.

The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technicaladvantages of examples according to the disclosure in order that thedetailed description that follows may be better understood. Additionalfeatures and advantages will be described hereinafter. The conceptionand specific examples disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis formodifying or designing other structures for carrying out the samepurposes of the present disclosure. Such equivalent constructions do notdepart from the scope of the appended claims. Characteristics of theconcepts disclosed herein, both their organization and method ofoperation, together with associated advantages will be better understoodfrom the following description when considered in connection with theaccompanying figures. Each of the figures is provided for the purpose ofillustration and description, and not as a definition of the limits ofthe claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A further understanding of the nature and advantages of the presentinvention may be realized by reference to the following drawings. In theappended figures, similar components or features may have the samereference label. Further, various components of the same type may bedistinguished by following the reference label by a dash and a secondlabel that distinguishes among the similar components. If just the firstreference label is used in the specification, the description isapplicable to any one of the similar components having the same firstreference label irrespective of the second reference label.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a wireless communication system, inaccordance with various aspects of the disclosure;

FIG. 2 shows a wireless communication system in which Long TermEvolution (LTE) or LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) (LTE/LTE-A) may be deployedunder different scenarios using a shared radio frequency spectrum band,in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 shows a timing diagram of resynchronization operations for basestations communicating with user equipment (UEs) via a fixed listenbefore talk (LBT) radio frame structure, in accordance with variousaspects of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 shows a timing diagram of resynchronization operations for basestations communicating with UEs via a floating LBT radio framestructure, in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 shows a communication flow between a base station and a UE over ashared radio frequency spectrum band, in accordance with various aspectsof the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of an apparatus for use in wirelesscommunication, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of an apparatus for use in wirelesscommunication, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of an apparatus for use in wirelesscommunication, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 9 shows a block diagram of an apparatus for use in wirelesscommunication, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 10 shows a block diagram of a base station for use in wirelesscommunication, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 11 shows a block diagram of a UE for use in wireless communication,in accordance with various aspects of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is a flow chart illustrating an exemplary method for wirelesscommunication, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 13 is a flow chart illustrating an exemplary method for wirelesscommunication, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 14 is a flow chart illustrating an exemplary method for wirelesscommunication, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure; and

FIG. 15 is a flow chart illustrating an exemplary method for wirelesscommunication, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The present disclosure generally relates to techniques for handlingfeedback for downlink transmissions in a shared radio frequency spectrumband. A base station may classify feedback received for a downlinktransmission over a shared radio frequency spectrum band. The feedbackmay be classified in one of a plurality of feedback categories and maybe based at least in part on an interference parameter for the firstdownlink transmission. The base station may also identify aninterference parameter for a subsequent downlink transmission andschedule the subsequent downlink transmission based at least in part onfeedback classified in a feedback category associated with theidentified interference parameter for the subsequent downlinktransmission.

Techniques are described in which a shared radio frequency spectrum bandis used for at least a portion of communications over a wirelesscommunication system. In some examples, the shared radio frequencyspectrum band may be used for Long Term Evolution (LTE) or LTE-Advanced(LTE-A) (LTE/LTE-A) communications. The shared radio frequency spectrumband may be used in combination with, or independent from, a dedicatedradio frequency spectrum band. The dedicated radio frequency spectrumband may be a radio frequency spectrum band for which transmittingapparatuses may not contend for access because the radio frequencyspectrum band is licensed to particular users, such as a licensed radiofrequency spectrum band usable for LTE/LTE-A communications. The sharedradio frequency spectrum band may be a radio frequency spectrum band forwhich a device may contend for access (e.g., a radio frequency spectrumband that is available for unlicensed use, such as Wi-Fi use, or a radiofrequency spectrum band that is available for use by multiple operatorsin an equally shared or prioritized manner).

With increasing data traffic in cellular networks that use a dedicatedradio frequency spectrum band, offloading of at least some data trafficto a shared radio frequency spectrum band may provide a cellularoperator (e.g., an operator of a public land mobile network (PLMN) or acoordinated set of base stations defining a cellular network, such as anLTE/LTE-A network) with opportunities for enhanced data transmissioncapacity. Use of a shared radio frequency spectrum band may also provideservice in areas where access to a dedicated radio frequency spectrumband is unavailable. Before communicating over a shared radio frequencyspectrum band, a transmitting apparatus may perform a Listen Before Talk(LBT) procedure to gain access to the medium. Such an LBT procedure mayinclude performing a clear channel assessment (CCA) procedure (orextended CCA procedure) to determine whether a channel of the sharedradio frequency spectrum band is available. When it is determined thatthe channel of the shared radio frequency spectrum band is available, achannel usage beacon signal (CUBS) may be broadcast to reserve thechannel. In the case of a base station, indications of the downlinksubframes and uplink subframes for which the channel is being reservedmay also be broadcast. If it is determined that the channel is notavailable, a CCA procedure (or extended CCA procedure) may be performedfor the channel again at a later time.

The following description provides examples, and is not limiting of thescope, applicability, or examples set forth in the claims. Changes maybe made in the function and arrangement of elements discussed withoutdeparting from the scope of the disclosure. Various examples may omit,substitute, or add various procedures or components as appropriate. Forinstance, the methods described may be performed in an order differentfrom that described, and various steps may be added, omitted, orcombined. Also, features described with respect to some examples may becombined in other examples.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a wireless communication system 100, inaccordance with various aspects of the disclosure. The wirelesscommunication system 100 may include base stations 105, UEs 115, and acore network 130. The core network 130 may provide user authentication,access authorization, tracking, Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity, andother access, routing, or mobility functions. The base stations 105 mayinterface with the core network 130 through backhaul links 132 (e.g.,S1, etc.) and may perform radio configuration and scheduling forcommunication with the UEs 115, or may operate under the control of abase station controller (not shown). In various examples, the basestations 105 may communicate, either directly or indirectly (e.g.,through core network 130), with each other over backhaul links 134(e.g., X1, etc.), which may be wired or wireless communication links.

The base stations 105 may wirelessly communicate with the UEs 115 viaone or more base station antennas. Each of the base stations 105 mayprovide communication coverage for a respective geographic coverage area110. In some examples, a base station 105 may be referred to as a basetransceiver station, a radio base station, an access point, a radiotransceiver, a NodeB, an evolved Node B (eNB), eNodeB, a Home NodeB, aHome eNodeB, or some other suitable terminology. The geographic coveragearea 110 for a base station 105 may be divided into sectors making up aportion of the coverage area (not shown). The wireless communicationsystem 100 may include base stations 105 of different types (e.g., macroor small cell base stations). There may be overlapping geographiccoverage areas 110 for different technologies.

In some examples, the wireless communication system 100 may include anLTE/LTE-A network. In LTE/LTE-A networks, the term eNB may be used todescribe the base stations 105, while the term UE may be used todescribe the UEs 115. The wireless communication system 100 may be aHeterogeneous LTE/LTE-A network in which different types of eNBs providecoverage for various geographical regions. For example, each eNB or basestation 105 may provide communication coverage for a macro cell, a smallcell, or other types of cell. The term “cell” is a “3rd GenerationPartnership Project” (3GPP) term that may be used to describe a basestation, a carrier or component carrier associated with a base station,or a coverage area (e.g., sector, etc.) of a carrier or base station,depending on context.

A macro cell may cover a relatively large geographic area (e.g., severalkilometers in radius) and may allow unrestricted access by UEs withservice subscriptions with the network provider. A small cell may be alower-powered base station, as compared with a macro cell that mayoperate in the same or different (e.g., dedicated, shared, etc.) radiofrequency spectrum bands as macro cells. Small cells may include picocells, femto cells, and micro cells according to various examples. Apico cell may cover a relatively smaller geographic area and may allowunrestricted access by UEs with service subscriptions with the networkprovider. A femto cell also may cover a relatively small geographic area(e.g., a home) and may provide restricted access by UEs having anassociation with the femto cell (e.g., UEs in a closed subscriber group(CSG), UEs for users in the home, and the like). An eNB for a macro cellmay be referred to as a macro eNB. An eNB for a small cell may bereferred to as a small cell eNB, a pico eNB, a femto eNB or a home eNB.An eNB may support one or multiple (e.g., two, three, four, and thelike) cells (e.g., component carriers).

The wireless communication system 100 may support synchronous orasynchronous operation. For synchronous operation, the base stations mayhave similar frame timing, and transmissions from different basestations may be approximately aligned in time. For asynchronousoperation, the base stations may have different frame timing, andtransmissions from different base stations may not be aligned in time.The techniques described herein may be used for either synchronous orasynchronous operations.

The communication networks that may accommodate some of the variousdisclosed examples may be packet-based networks that operate accordingto a layered protocol stack. In the user plane, communications at thebearer or Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) layer may be IP-based.A Radio Link Control (RLC) layer may perform packet segmentation andreassembly to communicate over logical channels. A Medium Access Control(MAC) layer may perform priority handling and multiplexing of logicalchannels into transport channels. The MAC layer may also use HybridAutomatic Repeat Request (HARD) to provide retransmission at the MAClayer to improve link efficiency. In the control plane, the RadioResource Control (RRC) protocol layer may provide establishment,configuration, and maintenance of an RRC connection between a UE 115 andthe base stations 105 or core network 130 supporting radio bearers forthe user plane data. At the physical (PHY) layer, the transport channelsmay be mapped to physical channels.

The UEs 115 may be dispersed throughout the wireless communicationsystem 100, and each UE 115 may be stationary or mobile. A UE 115 mayalso include or be referred to by those skilled in the art as a mobilestation, a subscriber station, a mobile unit, a subscriber unit, awireless unit, a remote unit, a mobile device, a wireless device, awireless communications device, a remote device, a mobile subscriberstation, an access terminal, a mobile terminal, a wireless terminal, aremote terminal, a handset, a user agent, a mobile client, a client, orsome other suitable terminology. A UE 115 may be a cellular phone, apersonal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless modem, a wirelesscommunication device, a handheld device, a tablet computer, a laptopcomputer, a cordless phone, a wireless local loop (WLL) station, or thelike. A UE may be able to communicate with various types of basestations and network equipment, including macro eNBs, small cell eNBs,relay base stations, and the like.

The communication links 125 shown in wireless communication system 100may include downlink transmissions, from a base station 105 to a UE 115,or uplink transmissions, from a UE 115 to a base station 105. Thedownlink transmissions may also be called forward link transmissions,while the uplink transmissions may also be called reverse linktransmissions. The downlink transmissions may include, for example, aphysical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), a physical downlink controlchannel (PDCCH; e.g., for transmission over a dedicated radio frequencyspectrum band), an enhanced PDCCH (EPDCCH; e.g., for transmission over ashared radio frequency spectrum band), or a physical frame formatindicator channel (PFFICH). In the case of time division duplexing (TDD)operation of the communication links 125, signaling on a PFFICH mayindicate a TDD frame structure of communications over a communicationlink 125. The uplink transmissions may include, for example, a physicaluplink shared channel (PUSCH) or a physical uplink control channel(PUCCH). The uplink transmissions may also include feedback (e.g., HARQfeedback) for the downlink transmissions.

In some examples, each communication link 125 may include one or morecarriers, where each carrier may be a signal made up of multiplesub-carriers (e.g., waveform signals of different frequencies) modulatedaccording to the various radio technologies described above. Eachmodulated signal may be sent on a different sub-carrier and may carrycontrol information (e.g., reference signals, control channels, etc.),overhead information, user data, etc. The communication links 125 maytransmit bidirectional communications using a frequency domain duplexing(FDD) operation (e.g., using paired spectrum resources) or a TDDoperation (e.g., using unpaired spectrum resources). Frame structuresfor FDD operation (e.g., frame structure type 1) and TDD operation(e.g., frame structure type 2) may be defined.

In some examples of the wireless communication system 100, base stations105 or UEs 115 may include multiple antennas for employing antennadiversity schemes to improve communication quality and reliabilitybetween base stations 105 and UEs 115. Additionally or alternatively,base stations 105 or UEs 115 may employ multiple-input, multiple-output(MIMO) techniques that may take advantage of multi-path environments totransmit multiple spatial layers carrying the same or different codeddata.

The wireless communication system 100 may support operation on multiplecells or carriers, a feature which may be referred to as carrieraggregation or dual-connectivity operation. A carrier may also bereferred to as a component carrier (CC), a layer, a channel, etc. Theterms “carrier,” “component carrier,” “cell,” and “channel” may be usedinterchangeably herein. A UE 115 may be configured with multipledownlink CCs and one or more uplink CCs for carrier aggregation. In eachcommunication direction, one CC may be configured as a primary cell(PCell), and the other CCs may be configured as secondary cells(SCells). Carrier aggregation may be used with both FDD and TDDcomponent carriers.

In some examples, the wireless communication system 100 may supportoperation over a dedicated radio frequency spectrum band (e.g., a radiofrequency spectrum band for which transmitting apparatuses may notcontend for access because the radio frequency spectrum band is licensedto particular users for particular uses, such as a licensed radiofrequency spectrum band usable for LTE/LTE-A communications) or a sharedradio frequency spectrum band (e.g., a radio frequency spectrum band forwhich transmitting apparatuses may need to contend for access (e.g., aradio frequency spectrum band that is available for unlicensed use, suchas Wi-Fi use, or a radio frequency spectrum band that is available foruse by multiple operators in an equally shared or prioritized manner)).

FIG. 2 shows a wireless communication system 200 in which LTE/LTE-A maybe deployed under different scenarios using a shared radio frequencyspectrum band, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure. More specifically, FIG. 2 illustrates examples of asupplemental downlink mode (also referred to as a licensed assistedaccess mode), a carrier aggregation mode, and a standalone mode in whichLTE/LTE-A is deployed using a shared radio frequency spectrum band. Thewireless communication system 200 may be an example of portions of thewireless communication system 100 described with reference to FIG. 1.Moreover, a first base station 205 and a second base station 205-a maybe examples of aspects of one or more of the base stations 105 describedwith reference to FIG. 1, while a first UE 215, a second UE 215-a, athird UE 215-b, and a fourth UE 215-c may be examples of aspects of oneor more of the UEs 115 described with reference to FIG. 1.

In the example of a supplemental downlink mode (e.g., a licensedassisted access (LAA) mode) in the wireless communication system 200,the first base station 205 may transmit Orthogonal Frequency-DivisionMultiple Access (OFDMA) waveforms to the first UE 215 using a downlinkchannel 220. The downlink channel 220 may be associated with a frequencyF1 in a shared radio frequency spectrum band. The first base station 205may transmit OFDMA waveforms to the first UE 215 using a firstbidirectional link 225 and may receive single-carrier frequency-divisionmultiple access (SC-FDMA) waveforms from the first UE 215 using thefirst bidirectional link 225. The first bidirectional link 225 may beassociated with a frequency F4 in a dedicated radio frequency spectrumband. The downlink channel 220 in the shared radio frequency spectrumband and the first bidirectional link 225 in the dedicated radiofrequency spectrum band may operate contemporaneously. The downlinkchannel 220 may provide a downlink capacity offload for the first basestation 205. In some examples, the downlink channel 220 may be used forunicast services (e.g., addressed to one UE) or for multicast services(e.g., addressed to several UEs). This scenario may occur with anyservice provider (e.g., a mobile network operator (MNO)) that uses adedicated radio frequency spectrum band and needs to relieve some of thetraffic or signaling congestion.

In one example of a carrier aggregation mode in the wirelesscommunication system 200, the first base station 205 may transmit OFDMAwaveforms to the second UE 215-a using a second bidirectional link 230and may receive OFDMA waveforms, SC-FDMA waveforms, or resource blockinterleaved waveforms from the second UE 215-a using the secondbidirectional link 230. The second bidirectional link 230 may beassociated with the frequency F1 in the shared radio frequency spectrumband. The first base station 205 may also transmit OFDMA waveforms tothe second UE 215-a using a third bidirectional link 235 and may receiveSC-FDMA waveforms from the second UE 215-a using the third bidirectionallink 235. The third bidirectional link 235 may be associated with afrequency F2 in a dedicated radio frequency spectrum band. The secondbidirectional link 230 may provide a downlink and uplink capacityoffload for the first base station 205. Like the supplemental downlink(e.g., the licensed assisted access mode) described above, this scenariomay occur with any service provider (e.g., MNO) that uses a dedicatedradio frequency spectrum band and needs to relieve some of the trafficor signaling congestion.

In another example of a carrier aggregation mode in the wirelesscommunication system 200, the first base station 205 may transmit OFDMAwaveforms to the third UE 215-b using a fourth bidirectional link 240and may receive OFDMA waveforms, SC-FDMA waveforms, or resource blockinterleaved waveforms from the third UE 215-b using the fourthbidirectional link 240. The fourth bidirectional link 240 may beassociated with a frequency F3 in the shared radio frequency spectrumband. The first base station 205 may also transmit OFDMA waveforms tothe third UE 215-b using a fifth bidirectional link 245 and may receiveSC-FDMA waveforms from the third UE 215-b using the fifth bidirectionallink 245. The fifth bidirectional link 245 may be associated with thefrequency F2 in the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band. The fourthbidirectional link 240 may provide a downlink and uplink capacityoffload for the first base station 205. This example and those providedabove are presented for illustrative purposes and there may be othersimilar modes of operation or deployment scenarios that combineLTE/LTE-A in a dedicated radio frequency spectrum band and use a sharedradio frequency spectrum band for capacity offload.

As described above, one type of service provider that may benefit fromthe capacity offload offered by using LTE/LTE-A in a shared radiofrequency spectrum band is a traditional MNO having access rights to anLTE/LTE-A dedicated radio frequency spectrum band. For these serviceproviders, an operational example may include a bootstrapped mode (e.g.,supplemental downlink (e.g., LAA), carrier aggregation) that uses theLTE/LTE-A primary component carrier (PCC) on the dedicated radiofrequency spectrum band and at least one secondary component carrier(SCC) on the shared radio frequency spectrum band.

In the carrier aggregation mode, data and control may, for example, becommunicated in the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band (e.g., viafirst bidirectional link 225, third bidirectional link 235, and fifthbidirectional link 245) while data may, for example, be communicated inthe shared radio frequency spectrum band (e.g., via second bidirectionallink 230 and fourth bidirectional link 240). The carrier aggregationmechanisms supported when using a shared radio frequency spectrum bandmay fall under a hybrid FDD-TDD carrier aggregation or a TDD-TDD carrieraggregation with different symmetry across component carriers.

In one example of a standalone mode in the wireless communication system200, the second base station 205-a may transmit OFDMA waveforms to thefourth UE 215-c using a bidirectional link 250 and may receive OFDMAwaveforms, SC-FDMA waveforms, or resource block interleaved waveformsfrom the fourth UE 215-c using the bidirectional link 250. Thebidirectional link 250 may be associated with the frequency F3 in theshared radio frequency spectrum band. The standalone mode may be used innon-traditional wireless access scenarios, such as in-stadium access(e.g., unicast, multicast). An example of a type of service provider forthis mode of operation may be a stadium owner, cable company, eventhost, hotel, enterprise, or large corporation that does not have accessto a dedicated radio frequency spectrum band.

In some examples, a transmitting apparatus such as one of the basestations 105, 205, or 205-a described with reference to FIG. 1 or 2, orone of the UEs 115, 215, 215-a, 215-b, or 215-c described with referenceto FIG. 1 or 2, may use a gating interval to gain access to a channel ofa shared radio frequency spectrum band (e.g., to a physical channel ofthe shared radio frequency spectrum band). In some examples, the gatinginterval may be periodic. For example, the periodic gating interval maybe synchronized with at least one boundary of a periodic radio framestructure (e.g., an LTE/LTE-A radio frame structure). The gatinginterval may define the application of a contention-based protocol, suchas an LBT protocol based on the LBT protocol specified in EuropeanTelecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) (EN 301 893). When using agating interval that defines the application of an LBT protocol, thegating interval may indicate when a transmitting apparatus needs toperform a contention procedure (e.g., an LBT procedure) such as a CCAprocedure. The outcome of the CCA procedure may indicate to thetransmitting apparatus whether a channel of a shared radio frequencyspectrum band is available or in use for the gating interval (alsoreferred to as an LBT radio frame). When a CCA procedure indicates thatthe channel is available for a corresponding LBT radio frame (e.g.,“clear” for use), the transmitting apparatus may reserve or use thechannel of the shared radio frequency spectrum band during part or allof the LBT radio frame. When the CCA procedure indicates that thechannel is not available (e.g., that the channel is in use or reservedby another transmitting apparatus), the transmitting apparatus may beprevented from using the channel during the LBT radio frame. In someexamples, the channel of the shared radio frequency spectrum band may bereserved by transmitting a CUBS over the shared radio frequency spectrumband.

FIG. 3 shows a timing diagram 300 of resynchronization operations forbase stations communicating with UEs via a fixed LBT radio framestructure (e.g., an LBT radio frame structure in which LBT radio framesare aligned with a periodic radio frame structure 305), in accordancewith various aspects of the present disclosure. The base stations may beneighboring base stations of a same PLMN, and may be examples of aspectsof the base stations 105, 205, or 205-a described with reference to FIG.1 or 2. The UEs may likewise be examples of aspects of the UEs 115, 215,215-a, 215-b, or 215-c described with reference to FIG. 1 or 2.

By way of example, FIG. 3 shows a timeline 310 of LBT radio framestransmitted by a first base station over a shared radio frequencyspectrum band, and a timeline 315 of LBT radio frames transmitted by asecond base station over a shared radio frequency spectrum band, inrelation to a periodic radio frame structure 305 associated with adedicated radio frequency spectrum band. The dedicated radio frequencyspectrum band may be a radio frequency spectrum band for whichtransmitting apparatuses may not contend for access because the radiofrequency spectrum band is licensed to particular users for particularuses (e.g., a licensed radio frequency spectrum band usable forLTE/LTE-A communications). The shared radio frequency spectrum band maybe a radio frequency spectrum band for which transmitting apparatusesmay need to contend for access (e.g., a radio frequency spectrum bandthat is available for unlicensed use, such as Wi-Fi use, or a radiofrequency spectrum band that is available for use by multiple operatorsin an equally shared or prioritized manner).

The periodic radio frame structure 305 shown in FIG. 3 includes radioframes designated by system frame numbers (SFNs) 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Aresynchronization occasion is provided in each of SFN 4 and SFN 8 (e.g.,a first resynchronization occasion 320 is provided in SFN 4, and asecond resynchronization occasion 325 is provided in SFN 8).

During the first resynchronization occasion 320, the first base stationand the second base station may resynchronize their LBT radio frametimings. After the resynchronization performed during the firstresynchronization occasion 320, and when each of the first base stationand the second base station have data to transmit or receive, each ofthe first base station and the second base station may contend foraccess to the shared radio frequency spectrum band. Because the firstbase station and the second base station belong to the same PLMN and aresynchronized, the first base station and the second base station mayboth win or both lose contention for access to the shared radiofrequency spectrum band. When the first base station and the second basestation both win contention for access to the shared radio frequencyspectrum band, each of the first base station and the second basestation may transmit respective LBT radio frames (e.g., the first basestation may transmit the first LBT radio frame 330, and the second basestation may transmit the second LBT radio frame 335), at the same time,in a reuse one mode. When the first base station and the second basestation both have data to transmit and are able to win contention foraccess to the shared radio frequency spectrum band for SFN 6, the firstbase station and the second base station may continue to operate in areuse one mode. However, in the example shown in FIG. 3, neither thefirst base station nor the second base station is able to win contentionfor access to the shared radio frequency spectrum band at the beginningof SFN 6. Upon one or both of the first base station or the second basestation failing to win contention for access to the shared radiofrequency spectrum band (e.g., because of the activity of other devicesusing the shared radio frequency spectrum band in the vicinity of thefirst base station or the second base station), the first base stationand the second base station may operate in a time domain multiplexed(TDM) mode with respect to accessing the shared radio frequency spectrumband.

By way of example, the first base station is shown to win contention foraccess to the shared radio frequency spectrum band partway through SFN6, and again for SFN 7. In radio frames for which the first base stationwins contention for access to the shared radio frequency spectrum band,the second base station may be prevented from winning contention foraccess to the shared radio frequency spectrum band. Likewise, in radioframes for which the second base station wins contention for access tothe shared radio frequency spectrum band (e.g., in SFN 8), the firstbase station may be prevented from winning contention for access to theshared radio frequency spectrum band.

During the second resynchronization occasion 325, the first base stationand the second base station may once again resynchronize their LBT radioframe timings and operate in a reuse one mode.

The switching of the first base station and the second base stationbetween operation in a reuse one mode and operation in a TDM mode mayaffect the interference environments of the base stations. For example,when the first base station operates in a reuse one mode with respect tothe second base station, downlink transmissions of the first basestation may experience interference from transmissions of the secondbase station (and from other base stations within the same PLMN).However, when the first base station operates in a TDM mode with respectto the second base station, downlink transmissions of the first basestation may not experience interference from transmissions of the secondbase station (or from other base stations within the same PLMN). Thesedifferent interference environments may cause variations in the linkquality of a UE associated with the first base station (e.g., CSIfeedback and PDSCH decoding success/failure may vary).

If the first base station receives feedback on downlink transmissionsfrom a UE and updates a HARQ outer feedback loop or CSI feedback outerloop of the first base station in response to the feedback, regardlessof whether the feedback corresponds to a downlink transmission made in areuse one mode or a TDM mode, the performance of the first base stationmay be adversely affected. For example, when feedback for a firstdownlink transmission made in a reuse one mode is used to update a HARQouter feedback loop or a CSI outer feedback loop before scheduling asecond downlink transmission that will be made in a TDM mode, the updateof the HARQ outer feedback loop or the CSI outer feedback loop mayresult in a lower than supported MCS being used for the downlinktransmission, which may result in decreased efficiency on the downlinkas a result of unused link capacity. When feedback for a first downlinktransmission made in a TDM mode is used to update a HARQ outer feedbackloop or a CSI outer feedback loop before scheduling a second downlinktransmission to be made in a reuse one mode, the update of the HARQouter feedback loop or the CSI outer feedback loop may result in ahigher than supported MCS or rank being used for the downlinktransmission, which may result in decreased efficiency on the downlinkas a result of a UE's failure to decode the second downlinktransmission. The aforementioned decreases in efficiency may bemitigated, in some examples, by classifying feedback received fordownlink transmissions based at least in part on interference parametersassociated with the downlink transmissions, by identifying interferenceparameters for downlink transmissions, and by scheduling downlinktransmissions based on feedback categories associated with theidentified interference parameters for the downlink transmissions, asdescribed for example with reference to FIG. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14,or 15.

In some examples, a base station may receive multiple feedback signalsassociated with a downlink transmission from a UE. The multiple feedbacksignals may be transmitted by multiple UEs or from a single UE. In someinstances, one or more of the multiple feedback signals may include anindication of the interference parameter associated with the downlinktransmission. In other instances, the multiple signals may not includeany information relating to the interference parameter or otherparameters associated with the downlink transmission. In either case,the base station may then classify one or more of the multiple feedbacksignals based on an interference parameter, which may be determined bythe base station or obtained from an indication transmitted by the UE.For example, the base station may classify a subset of the multiplefeedback signals associated with a downlink transmission from a UE basedon whether the feedback signal is associated with a downlinktransmission made in a reuse one mode or in a TDM mode. Afterclassifying, the base station may then schedule resources associatedwith a subsequent downlink transmission for the UE. In some cases, thebase station may also update one or more of the HARQ outer feedback loopor the CSI outer feedback loop and the scheduling may involvedetermining an MCS for the subsequent downlink transmission based on theupdated HARQ outer feedback loop or the updated CSI outer feedback loop.By classifying multiple feedback signals in this manner, a base stationmay be able schedule subsequent downlink transmissions for a UE based onwhether the subsequent downlink transmission is to be made in a reuseone mode or a TDM mode, for example.

FIG. 4 shows a timing diagram 400 of resynchronization operations forbase stations communicating with UEs via a floating LBT radio framestructure (e.g., an LBT radio frame structure in which LBT radio framesmay not be aligned with a periodic radio frame structure 405), inaccordance with various aspects of the present disclosure. The basestations may be neighboring base stations of a same PLMN, and may beexamples of aspects of the base stations 105, 205, or 205-a describedwith reference to FIG. 1 or 2. The UEs may likewise be examples ofaspects of the UEs 115, 215, 215-a, 215-b, or 215-c described withreference to FIG. 1 or 2.

By way of example, FIG. 4 shows a timeline 410 of LBT radio framestransmitted by a first base station over a shared radio frequencyspectrum band, and a timeline 415 of LBT radio frames transmitted by asecond base station over a shared radio frequency spectrum band, inrelation to a periodic radio frame structure 405 associated with adedicated radio frequency spectrum band. The dedicated radio frequencyspectrum band may be a radio frequency spectrum band for whichtransmitting apparatuses may not contend for access because the radiofrequency spectrum band is licensed to particular users for particularuses (e.g., a licensed radio frequency spectrum band usable forLTE/LTE-A communications). The shared radio frequency spectrum band maybe a radio frequency spectrum band for which transmitting apparatusesmay need to contend for access (e.g., a radio frequency spectrum bandthat is available for unlicensed use, such as Wi-Fi use, or a radiofrequency spectrum band that is available for use by multiple operatorsin an equally shared or prioritized manner).

The periodic radio frame structure 405 shown in FIG. 4 includes radioframes designated by SFNs 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. A resynchronizationoccasion is provided in each of SFN 4 and SFN 8 (e.g., a firstresynchronization occasion 420 is provided in SFN 4, and a secondresynchronization occasion 425 is provided in SFN 8).

During the first resynchronization occasion 420, the first base stationand the second base station may resynchronize their LBT radio frametimings. After the resynchronization performed during the firstresynchronization occasion 420, and when each of the first base stationand the second base station have data to transmit or receive, each ofthe first base station and the second base station may contend foraccess to the shared radio frequency spectrum band. Because the firstbase station and the second base station belong to the same PLMN and aresynchronized, the first base station and the second base station mayboth win or both lose contention for access to the shared radiofrequency spectrum band. When the first base station and the second basestation both win contention for access to the shared radio frequencyspectrum band, each of the first base station and the second basestation may transmit respective LBT radio frames (e.g., the first basestation may transmit the first LBT radio frame 430, and the second basestation may transmit the second LBT radio frame 435), at the same time,in a reuse one mode. When the first base station and the second basestation both have data to transmit and are able to win contention foraccess to the shared radio frequency spectrum band for SFN 6, the firstbase station and the second base station may continue to operate in areuse one mode. However, in the example shown in FIG. 4, neither thefirst base station nor the second base station is able to win contentionfor access to the shared radio frequency spectrum band at the beginningof SFN 6. Upon one or both of the first base station or the second basestation failing to win contention for access to the shared radiofrequency spectrum band (e.g., because of the activity of other devicesusing the shared radio frequency spectrum band in the vicinity of thefirst base station or the second base station), the first base stationand the second base station may operate in a TDM mode with respect toaccessing the shared radio frequency spectrum band.

By way of example, the first base station is shown to win contention foraccess to the shared radio frequency spectrum band for an LBT radioframe transmitted/received partway through SFN 6 to partway through SFN7, and again, for an LBT radio frame transmitted/received partwaythrough SFN 7 to partway through SFN 8. During LBT radio frames in whichthe first base station wins contention for access to the shared radiofrequency spectrum band, the second base station may be prevented fromwinning contention for access to the shared radio frequency spectrumband. Likewise, during LBT radio frames in which the second base stationwins contention for access to the shared radio frequency spectrum band(e.g., during the latter part of SFN 8), the first base station may beprevented from winning contention for access to the shared radiofrequency spectrum band.

During the second resynchronization occasion 425, the first base stationand the second base station may once again resynchronize their LBT radioframe timings and operate in a reuse one mode.

As described with reference to FIG. 3, the switching of the first basestation and the second base station between operation in a reuse onemode and operation in a TDM mode may affect the interferenceenvironments of the base stations. For example, when the first basestation operates in a reuse one mode with respect to the second basestation, downlink transmissions of the first base station may experienceinterference from transmissions of the second base station (and fromother base stations within the same PLMN). However, when the first basestation operates in a TDM mode with respect to the second base station,downlink transmissions of the first base station may not experienceinterference from transmissions of the second base station (or fromother base stations within the same PLMN). These different interferenceenvironments may cause variations in the link quality of a UE associatedwith the first base station (e.g., CSI feedback and PDSCH decodingsuccess/failure may vary).

If the first base station receives feedback on downlink transmissionsfrom a UE and updates a HARQ outer feedback loop or CSI feedback outerloop of the first base station in response to the feedback, regardlessof whether the feedback corresponds to a downlink transmission made in areuse one mode or a TDM mode, the performance of the first base stationmay be adversely affected. For example, when feedback for a firstdownlink transmission made in a reuse one mode is used to update a HARQouter feedback loop or a CSI outer feedback loop before scheduling asecond downlink transmission that will be made in a TDM mode, the updateof the HARQ outer feedback loop or the CSI outer feedback loop mayresult in a lower than supported MCS being used for the downlinktransmission, which may result in decreased efficiency on the downlinkas a result of unused link capacity. When feedback for a first downlinktransmission made in a TDM mode is used to update a HARQ outer feedbackloop or a CSI outer feedback loop before scheduling a second downlinktransmission to be made in a reuse one mode, the update of the HARQouter feedback loop or the CSI outer feedback loop may result in ahigher than supported MCS or rank being used for the downlinktransmission, which may result in decreased efficiency on the downlinkas a result of a UE's failure to decode the second downlinktransmission. The aforementioned decreases in efficiency may bemitigated, in some examples, by classifying feedback received fordownlink transmissions based at least in part on interference parametersassociated with the downlink transmissions, by identifying interferenceparameters for downlink transmissions, and by scheduling downlinktransmissions based on feedback categories associated with theidentified interference parameters for the downlink transmissions, asdescribed for example with reference to FIG. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14,or 15.

FIG. 5 shows a communication flow 500 between a base station 505 and aUE 515 over a shared radio frequency spectrum band, in accordance withvarious aspects of the present disclosure. The base station 505 and UE515 may be examples of aspects of the base stations 105, 205, or 205-aor UEs 115, 215, 215-a, 215-b, or 215-c described with reference to FIG.1 or 2.

The communication flow 500 may begin with the base station 505transmitting a first downlink transmission 520 to the UE 515. At block525, upon receiving the first downlink transmission 520, the UE 515 maygenerate feedback 530 for the first downlink transmission 520. Thefeedback 530 may be transmitted to the base station 505.

At block 535, the base station 505 may classify the feedback 530 in oneof a plurality of feedback categories. The classification may be basedat least in part on an interference parameter for the first downlinktransmission. In some examples, the interference parameter may includeone of transmission in a reuse one mode or transmission in a TDM mode.

At block 540, the base station 505 may identify an interferenceparameter for a subsequent downlink transmission 550, and at block 545,the base station 505 may schedule the subsequent downlink transmission550 based at least in part on feedback classified in a feedback categoryassociated with the interference parameter identified at block 535. Thesubsequent downlink transmission 550 may be transmitted to the UE 515.The classification of feedback for downlink transmissions, and thescheduling of subsequent transmissions based at least in part onfeedback classified in feedback categories associated with interferenceparameters identified for the subsequent transmissions, may improve theefficiency of downlink transmissions by enabling the selection ofappropriate MCSs for downlink transmissions associated with differentinterference parameters.

FIG. 6 shows a block diagram 600 of an apparatus 605 for use in wirelesscommunication, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure. The apparatus 605 may be an example of aspects of one ormore of the base stations 105, 205, 205-a, or 505 described withreference to FIG. 1, 2, or 5. The apparatus 605 may also be or include aprocessor. The apparatus 605 may include a receiver module 610, awireless communication management module 620, or a transmitter module630. Each of these modules may be in communication with each other.

The modules of the apparatus 605 may, individually or collectively, beimplemented using one or more application-specific integrated circuits(ASICs) adapted to perform some or all of the applicable functions inhardware. Alternatively, the functions may be performed by one or moreother processing units (or cores), on one or more integrated circuits.In other examples, other types of integrated circuits may be used (e.g.,Structured/Platform ASICs, Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), aSystem on Chip (SoC), or other Semi-Custom ICs), which may be programmedin any manner known in the art. The functions of each module may also beimplemented, in whole or in part, with instructions embodied in amemory, formatted to be executed by one or more general orapplication-specific processors.

In some examples, the receiver module 610 may include at least one radiofrequency (RF) receiver, such as at least one RF receiver operable toreceive transmissions over a dedicated radio frequency spectrum band(e.g., a radio frequency spectrum band for which transmittingapparatuses may not contend for access because the radio frequencyspectrum band is licensed to particular users for particular uses, suchas a licensed radio frequency spectrum band usable for LTE/LTE-Acommunications) or a shared radio frequency spectrum band (e.g., a radiofrequency spectrum band for which transmitting apparatuses may need tocontend for access (e.g., a radio frequency spectrum band that isavailable for unlicensed use, such as Wi-Fi use, or a radio frequencyspectrum band that is available for use by multiple operators in anequally shared or prioritized manner)). In some examples, the dedicatedradio frequency spectrum band or the shared radio frequency spectrumband may be used for LTE/LTE-A communications, as described, forexample, with reference to FIG. 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. The receiver module610 may be used to receive various types of data or control signals(i.e., transmissions) over one or more communication links of a wirelesscommunication system, such as one or more communication links of thewireless communication systems 100 or 200 described with reference toFIG. 1 or 2. The communication links may be established over the firstradio frequency spectrum band or the second radio frequency spectrumband.

In some examples, the transmitter module 630 may include at least one RFtransmitter, such as at least one RF transmitter operable to transmitover the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band or the shared radiofrequency spectrum band. The transmitter module 630 may be used totransmit various types of data or control signals (i.e., transmissions)over one or more communication links of a wireless communication system,such as one or more communication links of the wireless communicationsystem 100 or 200 described with reference to FIG. 1 or 2. Thecommunication links may be established over the dedicated radiofrequency spectrum band or the shared radio frequency spectrum band.

In some examples, the wireless communication management module 620 maybe used to manage one or more aspects of wireless communication for theapparatus 605, including the transmission of downlink transmissions(e.g., a first downlink transmission or a subsequent downlinktransmission) via the transmitter module 630 over the shared radiofrequency spectrum band, and the receipt of feedback for the downlinktransmissions via the receiver module 610 over the shared radiofrequency spectrum band. In some examples, the wireless communicationmanagement module 620 may include a feedback classification module 635,an interference parameter identification module 640, or a downlinkscheduling module 645. In some examples, portions of the wirelesscommunication management module 620 may be incorporated into thereceiver module 610 or the transmitter module 630.

In some examples, the feedback classification module 635 may be used toclassify feedback received for the first downlink transmission over theshared radio frequency spectrum band. The feedback may be classified inone of a plurality of feedback categories, and may be based at least inpart on an interference parameter for the first downlink transmission.In some examples, the interference parameter for the first downlinktransmission may include one of transmission in a reuse one mode ortransmission in a TDM mode. In some examples, the feedback received forthe first downlink transmission may include CSI, ACK/NACK feedback, or acombination thereof.

In some examples, the interference parameter identification module 640may be used to identify an interference parameter for the subsequentdownlink transmission.

In some examples, the downlink scheduling module 645 may be used toschedule the subsequent downlink transmission based at least in part onfeedback classified in a feedback category associated with theidentified interference parameter for the subsequent downlinktransmission.

FIG. 7 shows a block diagram 700 of an apparatus 705 for use in wirelesscommunication, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure. The apparatus 705 may be an example of aspects of one ormore of the base stations 105, 205, 205-a, or 505 described withreference to FIG. 1, 2, or 5, or aspects of the apparatus 605 describedwith reference to FIG. 6. The apparatus 705 may also be or include aprocessor. The apparatus 705 may include a receiver module 710, awireless communication management module 720, or a transmitter module730. Each of these modules may be in communication with each other.

The modules of the apparatus 705 may, individually or collectively, beimplemented using one or more ASICs adapted to perform some or all ofthe applicable functions in hardware. Alternatively, the functions maybe performed by one or more other processing units (or cores), on one ormore integrated circuits. In other examples, other types of integratedcircuits may be used (e.g., Structured/Platform ASICs, FPGAs, a SoC, orother Semi-Custom ICs), which may be programmed in any manner known inthe art. The functions of each module may also be implemented, in wholeor in part, with instructions embodied in a memory, formatted to beexecuted by one or more general or application-specific processors.

In some examples, the receiver module 710 may include at least one RFreceiver, such as at least one RF receiver operable to receivetransmissions over a dedicated radio frequency spectrum band (e.g., aradio frequency spectrum band for which transmitting apparatuses may notcontend for access because the radio frequency spectrum band is licensedto particular users for particular uses, such as a licensed radiofrequency spectrum band usable for LTE/LTE-A communications) or a sharedradio frequency spectrum band (e.g., a radio frequency spectrum band forwhich transmitting apparatuses may need to contend for access (e.g., aradio frequency spectrum band that is available for unlicensed use, suchas Wi-Fi use, or a radio frequency spectrum band that is available foruse by multiple operators in an equally shared or prioritized manner)).In some examples, the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band or theshared radio frequency spectrum band may be used for LTE/LTE-Acommunications, as described, for example, with reference to FIG. 1, 2,3, 4, or 5. The receiver module 710 may in some cases include separatereceivers for the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band and the sharedradio frequency spectrum band. The separate receivers may, in someexamples, take the form of an LTE/LTE-A receiver module forcommunicating over the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band (e.g.,LTE/LTE-A receiver module for dedicated RF spectrum band 712), and anLTE/LTE-A receiver module for communicating over the shared radiofrequency spectrum band (e.g., LTE/LTE-A receiver module for shared RFspectrum band 714). The receiver module 710, including the LTE/LTE-Areceiver module for dedicated RF spectrum band 712 or the LTE/LTE-Areceiver module for shared RF spectrum band 714, may be used to receivevarious types of data or control signals (i.e., transmissions) over oneor more communication links of a wireless communication system, such asone or more communication links of the wireless communication system 100or 200 described with reference to FIG. 1 or 2. The communication linksmay be established over the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band orthe shared radio frequency spectrum band.

In some examples, the transmitter module 730 may include at least one RFtransmitter, such as at least one RF transmitter operable to transmitover the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band or the shared radiofrequency spectrum band. The transmitter module 730 may in some casesinclude separate transmitters for the dedicated radio frequency spectrumband and the shared radio frequency spectrum band. The separatetransmitters may, in some examples, take the form of an LTE/LTE-Atransmitter module for communicating over the dedicated radio frequencyspectrum band (e.g., LTE/LTE-A transmitter module for dedicated RFspectrum band 732), and an LTE/LTE-A transmitter module forcommunicating over the shared radio frequency spectrum band (e.g.,LTE/LTE-A transmitter module for shared RF spectrum band 734). Thetransmitter module 730, including the LTE/LTE-A transmitter module fordedicated RF spectrum band 732 or the LTE/LTE-A transmitter module forshared RF spectrum band 734, may be used to transmit various types ofdata or control signals (i.e., transmissions) over one or morecommunication links of a wireless communication system, such as one ormore communication links of the wireless communication system 100 or 200described with reference to FIG. 1 or 2. The communication links may beestablished over the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band or theshared radio frequency spectrum band.

In some examples, the wireless communication management module 720 maybe used to manage one or more aspects of wireless communication for theapparatus 705, including the transmission of downlink transmissions viathe transmitter module 730 over the shared radio frequency spectrumband, and the receipt of feedback for the downlink transmissions via thereceiver module 710. In some examples, the feedback for the downlinktransmissions may include CSI, ACK/NACK feedback, or a combinationthereof. In some examples, the wireless communication management module720 may include a feedback classification module 735, an interferenceparameter identification module 740, a downlink scheduling module 745,or a feedback outer loop maintenance module 760. In some examples,portions of the wireless communication management module 720 may beincorporated into the receiver module 710 or the transmitter module 730.

The interference parameter identification module 740 may be used toidentify an interference parameter for a downlink transmission. In someexamples, the interference parameter for the downlink transmission mayinclude one of transmission in a reuse one mode or transmission in a TDMmode. In some examples, the interference parameter identification module740 may include an indication processing module 750 or a base stationtransmission status processing module 755. The indication processingmodule 750 may be used to receive an indication of the interferenceparameter for a downlink transmission with feedback for the downlinktransmission. The base station transmission status processing module 755may be used to receive a transmission status from at least one otherbase station and identify the interference parameter for a downlinktransmission based at least in part on the transmission status. Thetransmission status may be a transmission status that existed at a timewhen the downlink transmission was transmitted. In some examples, theapparatus 705 and the at least one other base station from which atransmission status is received may belong to a same PLMN. In someexamples, receiving a transmission status may include receiving a CUBS,or a PFFICH, or a combination thereof.

The feedback classification module 735 may be used to classify feedbackreceived for a downlink transmission in a first feedback category basedat least in part on the interference parameter for the downlinktransmission including transmission of the downlink transmission in areuse one mode, or in a second feedback category based at least in parton the interference parameter for the downlink transmission includingtransmission of the downlink transmission in a TDM mode.

The downlink scheduling module 745 may be used to schedule a downlinktransmission (e.g., select an MCS for the downlink transmission) basedat least in part on feedback classified in a feedback categoryassociated with the interference parameter identified for the downlinktransmission. When the interference parameter identified for thedownlink transmission includes transmission in a reuse one mode, thefeedback category may be the first feedback category. When theinterference parameter identified for the subsequent downlinktransmission includes transmission in a TDM mode, the feedback categorymay be the second feedback category. In some examples, the downlinkscheduling module 745 may perform downlink scheduling per subframe.

The feedback outer loop maintenance module 760 may be used to maintain,for each feedback category of the plurality of feedback categories, atleast one of a separate HARQ feedback outer loop or a separate CSIfeedback outer loop. In some examples, the feedback outer loopmaintenance module 760 may skip, upon classifying the feedback receivedfor a downlink transmission in a first feedback category, at least oneupdate of at least one of: a HARQ feedback outer loop associated with asecond feedback category or a CSI feedback outer loop associated withthe second feedback category. The feedback outer loop maintenance module760 may also skip, upon classifying the feedback received for a downlinktransmission in the second feedback category, at least one update of atleast one of: a HARQ feedback outer loop associated with the firstfeedback category or a CSI feedback outer loop associated with the firstfeedback category.

In some examples, the downlink scheduling module 745 may be used toschedule a downlink transmission based at least in part on one or bothof a HARQ feedback outer loop and a CSI feedback outer loop associatedwith a feedback category associated with an interference parameter forthe downlink transmission.

FIG. 8 shows a block diagram 800 of an apparatus 815 for use in wirelesscommunication, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure. The apparatus 815 may be an example of aspects of one ormore of the UEs 115, 215, 215-a, 215-b, 215-c, or 515 described withreference to FIG. 1, 2, or 5. The apparatus 815 may also be or include aprocessor. The apparatus 815 may include a receiver module 810, awireless communication management module 820, or a transmitter module830. Each of these modules may be in communication with each other.

The modules of the apparatus 815 may, individually or collectively, beimplemented using one or more ASICs adapted to perform some or all ofthe applicable functions in hardware. Alternatively, the functions maybe performed by one or more other processing units (or cores), on one ormore integrated circuits. In other examples, other types of integratedcircuits may be used (e.g., Structured/Platform ASICs, FPGAs, a SoC, orother Semi-Custom ICs), which may be programmed in any manner known inthe art. The functions of each module may also be implemented, in wholeor in part, with instructions embodied in a memory, formatted to beexecuted by one or more general or application-specific processors.

In some examples, the receiver module 810 may include at least one RFreceiver, such as at least one RF receiver operable to receivetransmissions over a dedicated radio frequency spectrum band (e.g., aradio frequency spectrum band for which transmitting apparatuses may notcontend for access because the radio frequency spectrum band is licensedto particular users for particular uses, such as a licensed radiofrequency spectrum band usable for LTE/LTE-A communications) or a sharedradio frequency spectrum band (e.g., a radio frequency spectrum band forwhich transmitting apparatuses may need to contend for access (e.g., aradio frequency spectrum band that is available for unlicensed use, suchas Wi-Fi use, or a radio frequency spectrum band that is available foruse by multiple operators in an equally shared or prioritized manner)).In some examples, the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band or theshared radio frequency spectrum band may be used for LTE/LTE-Acommunications, as described, for example, with reference to FIG. 1, 2,3, 4, or 5. The receiver module 810 may be used to receive various typesof data or control signals (i.e., transmissions) over one or morecommunication links of a wireless communication system, such as one ormore communication links of the wireless communication systems 100 or200 described with reference to FIG. 1 or 2. The communication links maybe established over the first radio frequency spectrum band or thesecond radio frequency spectrum band.

In some examples, the transmitter module 830 may include at least one RFtransmitter, such as at least one RF transmitter operable to transmitover the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band or the shared radiofrequency spectrum band. The transmitter module 830 may be used totransmit various types of data or control signals (i.e., transmissions)over one or more communication links of a wireless communication system,such as one or more communication links of the wireless communicationsystem 100 or 200 described with reference to FIG. 1 or 2. Thecommunication links may be established over the dedicated radiofrequency spectrum band or the shared radio frequency spectrum band.

In some examples, the wireless communication management module 820 maybe used to manage one or more aspects of wireless communication for theapparatus 815, including the receipt of downlink transmissions via thereceiver module 810 over the shared radio frequency spectrum band, andthe sending of feedback for the downlink transmissions via thetransmitter module 830. In some examples, the wireless communicationmanagement module 820 may include an interference parameteridentification module 835, a feedback generation module 840, or afeedback reporting module 845. In some examples, portions of thewireless communication management module 820 may be incorporated intothe receiver module 810 or the transmitter module 830.

In some examples, the interference parameter identification module 835may be used to identify an interference parameter for a first downlinktransmission received over a shared radio frequency spectrum band. Insome examples, the interference parameter for the first downlinktransmission may include one of transmission in a reuse one mode ortransmission in a TDM mode.

In some examples, the feedback generation module 840 may be used togenerate feedback for the first downlink transmission. In some examples,the feedback generated for the first downlink transmission may includeCSI, ACK/NACK feedback, or a combination thereof.

In some examples, the feedback reporting module 845 may be used to sendthe feedback, along with an indication of the interference parameter, toa base station.

FIG. 9 shows a block diagram 900 of an apparatus 915 for use in wirelesscommunication, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure. The apparatus 915 may be an example of aspects of one ormore of the UEs 115, 215, 215-a, 215-b, 215-c, or 515 described withreference to FIG. 1, 2, or 5, or aspects of the apparatus 815 describedwith reference to FIG. 8. The apparatus 915 may also be or include aprocessor. The apparatus 915 may include a receiver module 910, awireless communication management module 920, or a transmitter module930. Each of these modules may be in communication with each other.

The modules of the apparatus 915 may, individually or collectively, beimplemented using one or more ASICs adapted to perform some or all ofthe applicable functions in hardware. Alternatively, the functions maybe performed by one or more other processing units (or cores), on one ormore integrated circuits. In other examples, other types of integratedcircuits may be used (e.g., Structured/Platform ASICs, FPGAs, a SoC, orother Semi-Custom ICs), which may be programmed in any manner known inthe art. The functions of each module may also be implemented, in wholeor in part, with instructions embodied in a memory, formatted to beexecuted by one or more general or application-specific processors.

In some examples, the receiver module 910 may include at least one RFreceiver, such as at least one RF receiver operable to receivetransmissions over a dedicated radio frequency spectrum band (e.g., aradio frequency spectrum band for which transmitting apparatuses may notcontend for access because the radio frequency spectrum band is licensedto particular users for particular uses, such as a licensed radiofrequency spectrum band usable for LTE/LTE-A communications) or a sharedradio frequency spectrum band (e.g., a radio frequency spectrum band forwhich transmitting apparatuses may need to contend for access (e.g., aradio frequency spectrum band that is available for unlicensed use, suchas Wi-Fi use, or a radio frequency spectrum band that is available foruse by multiple operators in an equally shared or prioritized manner)).In some examples, the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band or theshared radio frequency spectrum band may be used for LTE/LTE-Acommunications, as described, for example, with reference to FIG. 1, 2,3, 4, or 5. The receiver module 910 may in some cases include separatereceivers for the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band and the sharedradio frequency spectrum band. The separate receivers may, in someexamples, take the form of an LTE/LTE-A receiver module forcommunicating over the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band (e.g.,LTE/LTE-A receiver module for dedicated RF spectrum band 912), and anLTE/LTE-A receiver module for communicating over the shared radiofrequency spectrum band (e.g., LTE/LTE-A receiver module for shared RFspectrum band 914). The receiver module 910, including the LTE/LTE-Areceiver module for dedicated RF spectrum band 912 or the LTE/LTE-Areceiver module for shared RF spectrum band 914, may be used to receivevarious types of data or control signals (i.e., transmissions) over oneor more communication links of a wireless communication system, such asone or more communication links of the wireless communication system 100or 200 described with reference to FIG. 1 or 2. The communication linksmay be established over the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band orthe shared radio frequency spectrum band.

In some examples, the transmitter module 930 may include at least one RFtransmitter, such as at least one RF transmitter operable to transmitover the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band or the shared radiofrequency spectrum band. The transmitter module 930 may in some casesinclude separate transmitters for the dedicated radio frequency spectrumband and the shared radio frequency spectrum band. The separatetransmitters may, in some examples, take the form of an LTE/LTE-Atransmitter module for communicating over the dedicated radio frequencyspectrum band (e.g., LTE/LTE-A transmitter module for dedicated RFspectrum band 932), and an LTE/LTE-A transmitter module forcommunicating over the shared radio frequency spectrum band (e.g.,LTE/LTE-A transmitter module for shared RF spectrum band 934). Thetransmitter module 930, including the LTE/LTE-A transmitter module fordedicated RF spectrum band 932 or the LTE/LTE-A transmitter module forshared RF spectrum band 934, may be used to transmit various types ofdata or control signals (i.e., transmissions) over one or morecommunication links of a wireless communication system, such as one ormore communication links of the wireless communication system 100 or 200described with reference to FIG. 1 or 2. The communication links may beestablished over the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band or theshared radio frequency spectrum band.

In some examples, the wireless communication management module 920 maybe used to manage one or more aspects of wireless communication for theapparatus 915, including the receipt of downlink transmissions via thereceiver module 910 over the shared radio frequency spectrum band, andthe sending of feedback for the downlink transmissions via thetransmitter module 930. In some examples, the wireless communicationmanagement module 920 may include an interference parameteridentification module 935, a feedback generation module 940, or afeedback reporting module 945. In some examples, portions of thewireless communication management module 920 may be incorporated intothe receiver module 910 or the transmitter module 930.

The interference parameter identification module 935 may be used toidentify an interference parameter for a first downlink transmission. Insome examples, the interference parameter for the first downlinktransmission may include one of transmission in a reuse one mode ortransmission in a TDM mode. In some examples, the interference parameteridentification module 935 may include a base station transmission statusprocessing module 950 or a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) measurementmodule 955. The base station transmission status processing module 950may be used to receive a transmission status from at least oneneighboring base station and identify the interference parameter for thefirst downlink transmission based at least in part on the transmissionstatus. The transmission status may be a transmission status that existsat a time when the first downlink transmission is received. In someexample, the apparatus 915 and the at least one neighboring base stationmay belong to a same PLMN. The SNR measurement module 955 may be used tomeasure a SNR associated with the first downlink transmission estimatethe interference parameter for the first downlink transmission based atleast in part on the measured SNR.

The feedback generation module 940 may be used to generate feedback forthe first downlink transmission. In some examples, the feedbackgenerated for the first downlink transmission may include CSI, ACK/NACKfeedback, or a combination thereof.

The feedback reporting module 945 may be used to send the feedback,along with an indication of the interference parameter, to a basestation. In some examples, the feedback reporting module 945 may alsosend the transmission status from the at least one neighboring basestation to the base station with the feedback.

FIG. 10 shows a block diagram 1000 of a base station 1005 (e.g., a basestation forming part or all of an eNB) for use in wirelesscommunication, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure. In some examples, the base station 1005 may be an example ofone or more aspects of the base station 105, 205, 205-a, or 505described with reference to FIG. 1, 2, or 5, or aspects of one or moreof the apparatus 605 or 705 described with reference to FIG. 6 or 7. Thebase station 1005 may be configured to implement or facilitate at leastsome of the base station features and functions described with referenceto FIG. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7.

The base station 1005 may include a base station processor module 1010,a base station memory module 1020, at least one base station transceivermodule (represented by base station transceiver module(s) 1050), atleast one base station antenna (represented by base station antenna(s)1055), or a base station wireless communication management module 1060.The base station 1005 may also include one or more of a base stationcommunications module 1030 or a network communications module 1040. Eachof these components may be in communication with each other, directly orindirectly, over one or more buses 1035.

The base station memory module 1020 may include random access memory(RAM) or read-only memory (ROM). The base station memory module 1020 maystore computer-readable, computer-executable code 1025 containinginstructions that are configured to, when executed, cause the basestation processor module 1010 to perform various functions describedherein related to wireless communication, including the classificationof feedback received for downlink transmissions, and the scheduling ofdownlink transmissions based at least in part on classified feedback.Alternatively, the code 1025 may not be directly executable by the basestation processor module 1010 but be configured to cause the basestation 1005 (e.g., when compiled and executed) to perform various ofthe functions described herein.

The base station processor module 1010 may include an intelligenthardware device, e.g., a CPU, a microcontroller, an ASIC, etc. The basestation processor module 1010 may process information received throughthe base station transceiver module(s) 1050, the base stationcommunications module 1030, or the network communications module 1040.The base station processor module 1010 may also process information tobe sent to the transceiver module(s) 1050 for transmission through theantenna(s) 1055, to the base station communications module 1030, fortransmission to one or more other base stations 1005-a and 1005-b, or tothe network communications module 1040 for transmission to a corenetwork 1045, which may be an example of one or more aspects of the corenetwork 130 described with reference to FIG. 1. The base stationprocessor module 1010 may handle, alone or in connection with the basestation wireless communication management module 1060, various aspectsof communicating over (or managing communications over) a dedicatedradio frequency spectrum band or a shared radio frequency spectrum band.The dedicated radio frequency spectrum band may include a radiofrequency spectrum band for which transmitting apparatuses may notcontend for access (e.g., a radio frequency spectrum band licensed toparticular users for particular uses, such as a licensed radio frequencyspectrum band usable for LTE/LTE-A communications). The shared radiofrequency spectrum band may include a radio frequency spectrum band forwhich transmitting apparatuses may need to contend for access (e.g., aradio frequency spectrum band that is available for unlicensed use, suchas Wi-Fi use, or a radio frequency spectrum band that is available foruse by multiple operators in an equally shared or prioritized manner).

The base station transceiver module(s) 1050 may include a modemconfigured to modulate packets and provide the modulated packets to thebase station antenna(s) 1055 for transmission, and to demodulate packetsreceived from the base station antenna(s) 1055. The base stationtransceiver module(s) 1050 may, in some examples, be implemented as oneor more base station transmitter modules and one or more separate basestation receiver modules. The base station transceiver module(s) 1050may support communications in the dedicated radio frequency spectrumband or the shared radio frequency spectrum band. The base stationtransceiver module(s) 1050 may be configured to communicatebi-directionally, via the antenna(s) 1755, with one or more UEs orapparatuses, such as one or more of the UEs 115, 215, 215-a, 215-b,215-c, or 515 described with reference to FIG. 1, 2, or 5, or one ormore of the apparatus 815 or 915 described with reference to FIG. 8 or9. The base station 1005 may, for example, include multiple base stationantennas 1055 (e.g., an antenna array). The base station 1005 maycommunicate with the core network 1045 through the networkcommunications module 1040. The base station 1005 may also communicatewith other base stations, such as the base stations 1005-a and 1005-b,using the base station communications module 1030.

The base station wireless communication management module 1060 may beconfigured to perform or control some or all of the features orfunctions described with reference to FIG. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7related to wireless communication over the dedicated radio frequencyspectrum band or the shared radio frequency spectrum band. For example,the base station wireless communication management module 1060 may beconfigured to support a supplemental downlink mode (e.g., a licensedassisted access mode), a carrier aggregation mode, or a standalone modeusing the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band or the shared radiofrequency spectrum band. The base station wireless communicationmanagement module 1060 may include a base station LTE/LTE-A module fordedicated RF spectrum band 1065 configured to handle LTE/LTE-Acommunications in the dedicated radio frequency spectrum band, and abase station LTE/LTE-A module for shared RF spectrum band 1070configured to handle LTE/LTE-A communications in the shared radiofrequency spectrum band. The base station wireless communicationmanagement module 1060, or portions of it, may include a processor, orsome or all of the functions of the base station wireless communicationmanagement module 1060 may be performed by the base station processormodule 1010 or in connection with the base station processor module1010. In some examples, the base station wireless communicationmanagement module 1060 may be an example of the wireless communicationmanagement module 620 or 720 described with reference to FIG. 6 or 7.

FIG. 11 shows a block diagram 1100 of a UE 1115 for use in wirelesscommunication, in accordance with various aspects of the presentdisclosure. The UE 1115 may have various configurations and may beincluded or be part of a personal computer (e.g., a laptop computer, anetbook computer, a tablet computer, etc.), a cellular telephone, a PDA,a digital video recorder (DVR), an internet appliance, a gaming console,an e-reader, etc. The UE 1115 may, in some examples, have an internalpower supply (not shown), such as a small battery, to facilitate mobileoperation. In some examples, the UE 1115 may be an example of aspects ofone or more of the UEs 115, 215, 215-a, 215-b, 215-c, or 515 describedwith reference to FIG. 1, 2, or 5, or aspects of one or more of theapparatuses 605 or 705 described with reference to FIG. 6 or 7. The UE1115 may be configured to implement at least some of the UE or apparatusfeatures and functions described with reference to FIG. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,8, or 9.

The UE 1115 may include a UE processor module 1110, a UE memory module1120, at least one UE transceiver module (represented by UE transceivermodule(s) 1130), at least one UE antenna (represented by UE antenna(s)1140), or a UE wireless communication management module 1160. Each ofthese components may be in communication with each other, directly orindirectly, over one or more buses 1135.

The UE memory module 1120 may include RAM or ROM. The UE memory module1120 may store computer-readable, computer-executable code 1125containing instructions that are configured to, when executed, cause theUE processor module 1110 to perform various functions described hereinrelated to wireless communication, including the reporting of feedbackfor downlink transmissions. Alternatively, the code 1125 may not bedirectly executable by the UE processor module 1110 but be configured tocause the UE 1115 (e.g., when compiled and executed) to perform variousof the functions described herein.

The UE processor module 1110 may include an intelligent hardware device,e.g., a central processing unit (CPU), a microcontroller, an ASIC, etc.The UE processor module 1110 may process information received throughthe UE transceiver module(s) 1130 or information to be sent to the UEtransceiver module(s) 1130 for transmission through the UE antenna(s)1140. The UE processor module 1110 may handle, alone or in connectionwith the UE wireless communication management module 1160, variousaspects of communicating over (or managing communications over) adedicated radio frequency spectrum band or a shared radio frequencyspectrum band. The dedicated radio frequency spectrum band may include aradio frequency spectrum band for which transmitting apparatuses may notcontend for access (e.g., a radio frequency spectrum band licensed toparticular users for particular uses, such as a licensed radio frequencyspectrum band usable for LTE/LTE-A communications). The shared radiofrequency spectrum band may include a radio frequency spectrum band forwhich transmitting apparatuses may need to contend for access (e.g., aradio frequency spectrum band that is available for unlicensed use, suchas Wi-Fi use, or a radio frequency spectrum band that is available foruse by multiple operators in an equally shared or prioritized manner).

The UE transceiver module(s) 1130 may include a modem configured tomodulate packets and provide the modulated packets to the UE antenna(s)1140 for transmission, and to demodulate packets received from the UEantenna(s) 1140. The UE transceiver module(s) 1130 may, in someexamples, be implemented as one or more UE transmitter modules and oneor more separate UE receiver modules. The UE transceiver module(s) 1130may support communications in the licensed radio frequency spectrum bandor the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The UE transceivermodule(s) 1130 may be configured to communicate bi-directionally, viathe UE antenna(s) 1140, with one or more of the base stations 105, 205,205-a, 505, or 1005 described with reference to FIG. 1, 2, 5, or 10, orone or more of the apparatuses 605 or 705 described with reference toFIG. 6 or 7. While the UE 1115 may include a single UE antenna, theremay be examples in which the UE 1115 may include multiple UE antennas1140.

The UE wireless communication management module 1160 may be configuredto perform or control some or all of the UE or apparatus features orfunctions described with reference to FIG. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, or 9related to wireless communication over the dedicated radio frequencyspectrum band or the shared radio frequency spectrum band. For example,the UE wireless communication management module 1160 may be configuredto support a supplemental downlink mode (e.g., a licensed assistedaccess mode), a carrier aggregation mode, or a standalone mode using thededicated radio frequency spectrum band or the shared radio frequencyspectrum band. The UE wireless communication management module 1160 mayinclude a UE LTE/LTE-A module for dedicated RF spectrum band 1165configured to handle LTE/LTE-A communications in the dedicated radiofrequency spectrum band, and a UE LTE/LTE-A module for shared RFspectrum band 1170 configured to handle LTE/LTE-A communications in theshared radio frequency spectrum band. The UE wireless communicationmanagement module 1160, or portions of it, may include a processor, orsome or all of the functions of the UE wireless communication managementmodule 1160 may be performed by the UE processor module 1110 or inconnection with the UE processor module 1110. In some examples, the UEwireless communication management module 1160 may be an example of thewireless communication management module 820 or 920 described withreference to FIG. 8 or 9.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart illustrating an example of a method 1200 forwireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of thepresent disclosure. For clarity, the method 1200 is described below withreference to aspects of one or more of the base stations 105, 205,205-a, 505, or 1005 described with reference to FIG. 1, 2, 5, or 10, oraspects of the apparatus 605 or 705 described with reference to FIG. 6or 7. In some examples, a base station or apparatus may execute one ormore sets of codes to control the functional elements of the basestation or apparatus to perform the functions described below.Additionally or alternatively, the base station or apparatus may performone or more of the functions described below using special-purposehardware.

At block 1205, the method 1200 may include classifying feedback receivedfor a first downlink transmission over a shared radio frequency spectrumband. The feedback may be classified in one of a plurality of feedbackcategories, and may be based at least in part on an interferenceparameter for the first downlink transmission. The shared radiofrequency spectrum band may include a radio frequency spectrum band forwhich transmitting apparatuses may need to contend for access (e.g., aradio frequency spectrum band that is available for unlicensed use, suchas Wi-Fi use, or a radio frequency spectrum band that is available foruse by multiple operators in an equally shared or prioritized manner).

In some examples, the interference parameter for the first downlinktransmission may include one of transmission in a reuse one mode ortransmission in a TDM mode. In some examples, the feedback received forthe first downlink transmission may include CSI, ACK/NACK feedback, or acombination thereof. The operation(s) at block 1205 may be performedusing the wireless communication management module 620 or 1060 describedwith reference to FIG. 6, 7, or 10, or the feedback classificationmodule 635 described with reference to FIG. 6 or 7.

At block 1210, the method 1200 may include identifying an interferenceparameter for a subsequent downlink transmission. The operation(s) atblock 1210 may be performed using the wireless communication managementmodule 620 or 1060 described with reference to FIG. 6, 7, or 10, or theinterference parameter identification module 640 described withreference to FIG. 6 or 7.

At block 1215, the method 1200 may include scheduling the subsequentdownlink transmission based at least in part on feedback classified in afeedback category associated with the identified interference parameterfor the subsequent downlink transmission. The operation(s) at block 1215may be performed using the wireless communication management module 620or 1060 described with reference to FIG. 6, 7, or 10, or the downlinkscheduling module 645 described with reference to FIG. 6 or 7.

Thus, the method 1200 may provide for wireless communication. It shouldbe noted that the method 1200 is just one implementation and that theoperations of the method 1200 may be rearranged or otherwise modifiedsuch that other implementations are possible.

FIG. 13 is a flow chart illustrating an example of a method 1300 forwireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of thepresent disclosure. For clarity, the method 1300 is described below withreference to aspects of one or more of the base stations 105, 205,205-a, 505, or 1005 described with reference to FIG. 1, 2, 5, or 10, oraspects of the apparatus 605 or 705 described with reference to FIG. 6or 7. In some examples, a base station or apparatus may execute one ormore sets of codes to control the functional elements of the basestation or apparatus to perform the functions described below.Additionally or alternatively, the base station or apparatus may performone or more of the functions described below using special-purposehardware.

At block 1305, the method 1300 may include receiving feedback for afirst downlink transmission over a shared radio frequency spectrum band.In some examples, the feedback received for the first downlinktransmission may include CSI, ACK/NACK feedback, or a combinationthereof. The shared radio frequency spectrum band may include a radiofrequency spectrum band for which transmitting apparatuses may need tocontend for access (e.g., a radio frequency spectrum band that isavailable for unlicensed use, such as Wi-Fi use, or a radio frequencyspectrum band that is available for use by multiple operators in anequally shared or prioritized manner). The operation(s) at block 1305may be performed using the wireless communication management module 620or 1060 described with reference to FIG. 6, 7, or 10, the receivermodule 610 or 710 described with reference to FIG. 6 or 7, or the basestation transceiver module(s) 1050 described with reference to FIG. 10.

At block 1310, the method 1300 may include identifying an interferenceparameter for the first downlink transmission. In some examples, theinterference parameter for the first downlink transmission may includeone of transmission in a reuse one mode or transmission in a TDM mode.In some examples, identifying the interference parameter for the firstdownlink transmission may include receiving an indication of theinterference parameter with the feedback for the first downlinktransmission. In some examples, identifying the interference parameterfor the first downlink transmission may include receiving a transmissionstatus from at least one other base station, and identifying theinterference parameter for the first downlink transmission based atleast in part on the transmission status. The transmission status may bea transmission status that existed at a time when the first downlinktransmission was transmitted. In some example, the base station orapparatus performing the method 1300 and the at least one other basestation from which a transmission status is received may belong to asame PLMN. In some examples, receiving a transmission status may includereceiving a CUBS, or a PFFICH, or a combination thereof. Theoperation(s) at block 1310 may be performed using the wirelesscommunication management module 620 or 1060 described with reference toFIG. 6, 7, or 10, the interference parameter identification module 640described with reference to FIG. 6 or 7, or the indication processingmodule 750 or base station transmission status processing module 755described with reference to FIG. 7.

At block 1315, the method 1300 may branch to block 1320 or 1325 based atleast in part on the interference parameter for the first downlinktransmission. When the interference parameter includes transmission in areuse one mode, the method 1300 may continue at block 1320. When theinterference parameter includes transmission in a TDM mode, the method1300 may continue at block 1325.

At block 1320, the method 1300 may include classifying feedback receivedfor the first downlink transmission in a first feedback category 1330based at least in part on the interference parameter for the firstdownlink transmission including transmission of the first downlinktransmission in a reuse one mode. At block 1325, the method 1300 mayinclude classifying feedback received for the first downlinktransmission in a second feedback category 1335 based at least in parton the interference parameter for the first downlink transmissionincluding transmission of the first downlink transmission in a TDM mode.

In some examples, the method 1300 may include maintaining, for eachfeedback category of the plurality of feedback categories, at least oneof a separate HARQ feedback outer loop or a separate CSI feedback outerloop.

The operation(s) at block 1315, 1320, or 1325 may be performed using thewireless communication management module 620 or 1060 described withreference to FIG. 6, 7, or 10, or the feedback classification module 635described with reference to FIG. 6 or 7. The maintenance of feedbackouter loops may be performed using the wireless communication managementmodule 620 or 1060 described with reference to FIG. 6, 7, or 10, or thefeedback outer loop maintenance module 760 described with reference toFIG. 7. In some examples, the operation(s) at block 1305, 1310, 1315,1320, or 1325 may be performed for each of a plurality of downlinktransmissions.

At block 1340, the method 1300 may optionally include receiving atransmission status from at least one other base station. In someexample, the base station or apparatus performing the method 1300 andthe at least one other base station may belong to a same PLMN. In someexamples, receiving a transmission status may include receiving a CUBS,or a PFFICH, or a combination thereof. The operation(s) at block 1340may be performed using the wireless communication management module 620or 1060 described with reference to FIG. 6, 7, or 10, the interferenceparameter identification module 640 or 740 described with reference toFIG. 6 or 7, or the base station transmission status processing module755 described with reference to FIG. 7.

At block 1345, the method 1300 may include identifying an interferenceparameter for a subsequent downlink transmission. In some examples, theinterference parameter for the subsequent downlink transmission mayinclude one of transmission in a reuse one mode or transmission in a TDMmode. In some examples, identifying the interference parameter for thesubsequent downlink transmission may include identifying theinterference parameter for the subsequent downlink transmission based atleast in part on the transmission status received at block 1340. Thetransmission status may be a transmission status that exists at a timewhen the subsequent downlink transmission is transmitted. In someexample, the base station or apparatus performing the method 1300 andthe at least one other base station may belong to a same PLMN. Theoperation(s) at block 1345 may be performed using the wirelesscommunication management module 620 or 1060 described with reference toFIG. 6, 7, or 10, the interference parameter identification module 640described with reference to FIG. 6 or 7, or the indication processingmodule 750 or base station transmission status processing module 755described with reference to FIG. 7.

At block 1350, the method 1300 may include scheduling the subsequentdownlink transmission (e.g., selecting an MCS for the subsequentdownlink transmission) based at least in part on feedback classified ina feedback category associated with the interference parameteridentified for the subsequent downlink transmission at block 1345. Whenthe interference parameter identified for the subsequent downlinktransmission includes transmission in a reuse one mode, the feedbackcategory may be the first feedback category 1330. When the interferenceparameter identified for the subsequent downlink transmission includestransmission in a TDM mode, the feedback category may be the secondfeedback category 1335. In some examples, the scheduling may beperformed per subframe. The operation(s) at block 1350 may be performedusing the wireless communication management module 620 or 1060 describedwith reference to FIG. 6, 7, or 10, or the downlink scheduling module645 described with reference to FIG. 6 or 7.

In some examples of the method 1300, the subsequent downlinktransmission may be scheduled based at least in part on one or both of aHARQ feedback outer loop and a CSI feedback outer loop associated withthe feedback category associated with the interference parameter for thesubsequent downlink transmission.

In some examples, the method 1300 may include skipping, upon classifyingthe feedback received for the first downlink transmission in the firstfeedback category, at least one update of at least one of: a HARQfeedback outer loop associated with the second feedback category or aCSI feedback outer loop associated with the second feedback category.The method 1300 may also include skipping, upon classifying the feedbackreceived for the first downlink transmission in the second feedbackcategory, at least one update of at least one of: a HARQ feedback outerloop associated with the first feedback category or a CSI feedback outerloop associated with the first feedback category.

Thus, the method 1300 may provide for wireless communication. It shouldbe noted that the method 1300 is just one implementation and that theoperations of the method 1300 may be rearranged or otherwise modifiedsuch that other implementations are possible.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart illustrating an example of a method 1400 forwireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of thepresent disclosure. For clarity, the method 1400 is described below withreference to aspects of one or more of the UEs 115, 215, 215-a, 215-b,215-c, 515, or 1115 described with reference to FIG. 1, 2, 5, or 11, oraspects of the apparatus 815 or 915 described with reference to FIG. 8or 9. In some examples, a UE or apparatus may execute one or more setsof codes to control the functional elements of the UE or apparatus toperform the functions described below. Additionally or alternatively,the UE or apparatus may perform one or more of the functions describedbelow using special-purpose hardware.

At block 1405, the method 1400 may include identifying an interferenceparameter for a first downlink transmission received over a shared radiofrequency spectrum band. In some examples, the interference parameterfor the first downlink transmission may include one of transmission in areuse one mode or transmission in a TDM mode. The shared radio frequencyspectrum band may include a radio frequency spectrum band for whichtransmitting apparatuses may need to contend for access (e.g., a radiofrequency spectrum band that is available for unlicensed use, such asWi-Fi use, or a radio frequency spectrum band that is available for useby multiple operators in an equally shared or prioritized manner). Theoperation(s) at block 1405 may be performed using the wirelesscommunication management module 820 or 1160 described with reference toFIG. 8, 9, or 11, or the interference parameter identification module835 described with reference to FIG. 8 or 9.

At block 1410, the method 1400 may include generating feedback for thefirst downlink transmission. In some examples, the feedback generatedfor the first downlink transmission may include CSI, ACK/NACK feedback,or a combination thereof. The operation(s) at block 1410 may beperformed using the wireless communication management module 820 or 1160described with reference to FIG. 8, 9, or 11, or the feedback generationmodule 840 described with reference to FIG. 8 or 9.

At block 1415, the method 1400 may include sending the feedback, alongwith an indication of the interference parameter, to a base station. Theoperation(s) at block 1415 may be performed using the wirelesscommunication management module 820 or 1160 described with reference toFIG. 8, 9, or 11, or the feedback reporting module 845 described withreference to FIG. 8 or 9.

Thus, the method 1400 may provide for wireless communication. It shouldbe noted that the method 1400 is just one implementation and that theoperations of the method 1400 may be rearranged or otherwise modifiedsuch that other implementations are possible.

FIG. 15 is a flow chart illustrating an example of a method 1500 forwireless communication, in accordance with various aspects of thepresent disclosure. For clarity, the method 1500 is described below withreference to aspects of one or more of the UEs 115, 215, 215-a, 215-b,215-c, 515, or 1115 described with reference to FIG. 1, 2, 5, or 11, oraspects of the apparatus 815 or 915 described with reference to FIG. 8or 9. In some examples, a UE or apparatus may execute one or more setsof codes to control the functional elements of the UE or apparatus toperform the functions described below. Additionally or alternatively,the UE or apparatus may perform one or more of the functions describedbelow using special-purpose hardware.

At block 1505, the method 1500 may include receiving a first downlinktransmission over a shared radio frequency spectrum band. The sharedradio frequency spectrum band may include a radio frequency spectrumband for which transmitting apparatuses may need to contend for access(e.g., a radio frequency spectrum band that is available for unlicenseduse, such as Wi-Fi use, or a radio frequency spectrum band that isavailable for use by multiple operators in an equally shared orprioritized manner). The operation(s) at block 1505 may be performedusing the wireless communication management module 820 or 1160 describedwith reference to FIG. 8, 9, or 11, the receiver module 810 or 910described with reference to FIG. 8 or 9, or the UE transceiver module(s)1130 described with reference to FIG. 11.

At blocks 1510 and 1515, or alternatively blocks 1520 and 1525, themethod 1500 may include identifying an interference parameter for thefirst downlink transmission. In some examples, the interferenceparameter for the first downlink transmission may include one oftransmission in a reuse one mode or transmission in a TDM mode. At block1510, the method 1500 may include receiving a transmission status fromat least one neighboring base station, and at block 1515, the method1500 may include identifying the interference parameter for the firstdownlink transmission based at least in part on the transmission status.The transmission status may be a transmission status that exists at atime when the first downlink transmission is received. In some example,the UE or apparatus performing the method 1500 and the at least oneneighboring base station may belong to a same PLMN. At block 1520, themethod 1500 may include measuring a SNR associated with the firstdownlink transmission, and at block 1525, the method 1500 may includeestimating the interference parameter for the first downlinktransmission based at least in part on the measured SNR. Theoperation(s) at block 1510, 1515, 1520, or 1525 may be performed usingthe wireless communication management module 820 or 1160 described withreference to FIG. 8, 9, or 11, the interference parameter identificationmodule 835 described with reference to FIG. 8 or 9, or the base stationtransmission status processing module 950 or SNR measurement module 955described with reference to FIG. 9.

At block 1530, the method 1500 may include generating feedback for thefirst downlink transmission. In some examples, the feedback generatedfor the first downlink transmission may include CSI, ACK/NACK feedback,or a combination thereof. The operation(s) at block 1530 may beperformed using the wireless communication management module 820 or 1160described with reference to FIG. 8, 9, or 11, or the feedback generationmodule 840 described with reference to FIG. 8 or 9.

At block 1535, the method 1500 may include sending the feedback, alongwith an indication of the interference parameter, to a base station. Insome examples, the transmission status from the at least one neighboringbase station may also be sent to the base station with the feedback. Theoperation(s) at block 1535 may be performed using the wirelesscommunication management module 820 or 1160 described with reference toFIG. 8, 9, or 11, or the feedback reporting module 845 described withreference to FIG. 8 or 9.

Thus, the method 1500 may provide for wireless communication. It shouldbe noted that the method 1500 is just one implementation and that theoperations of the method 1500 may be rearranged or otherwise modifiedsuch that other implementations are possible.

Techniques described herein may be used for various wirelesscommunications systems such as CDMA, TDMA, FDMA, OFDMA, SC-FDMA, andother systems. The terms “system” and “network” are often usedinterchangeably. A CDMA system may implement a radio technology such asCDMA2000, Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), etc. CDMA2000covers IS-2000, IS-95, and IS-856 standards. IS-2000 Releases 0 and Aare commonly referred to as CDMA2000 1×, 1×, etc. IS-856 (TIA-856) iscommonly referred to as CDMA2000 1×EV-DO, High Rate Packet Data (HRPD),etc. UTRA includes Wideband CDMA (WCDMA) and other variants of CDMA. ATDMA system may implement a radio technology such as Global System forMobile Communications (GSM). An OFDMA system may implement a radiotechnology such as Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA),IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDM™, etc.UTRA and E-UTRA are part of Universal Mobile Telecommunication System(UMTS). 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) are newreleases of UMTS that use E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, UMTS, LTE, LTE-A, andGSM are described in documents from an organization named “3rdGeneration Partnership Project” (3GPP). CDMA2000 and UMB are describedin documents from an organization named “3rd Generation PartnershipProject 2” (3GPP2). The techniques described herein may be used for thesystems and radio technologies mentioned above as well as other systemsand radio technologies, including cellular (e.g., LTE) communicationsover a shared radio frequency spectrum. The description above, however,describes an LTE/LTE-A system for purposes of example, and LTEterminology is used in much of the description above, although thetechniques are applicable beyond LTE/LTE-A applications.

The detailed description set forth above in connection with the appendeddrawings describes examples and does not represent all of the examplesthat may be implemented or that are within the scope of the claims. Theterms “example” and “exemplary,” when used in this description, mean“serving as an example, instance, or illustration,” and not “preferred”or “advantageous over other examples.” The detailed description includesspecific details for the purpose of providing an understanding of thedescribed techniques. These techniques, however, may be practicedwithout these specific details. In some instances, well-known structuresand apparatuses are shown in block diagram form in order to avoidobscuring the concepts of the described examples.

Information and signals may be represented using any of a variety ofdifferent technologies and techniques. For example, data, instructions,commands, information, signals, bits, symbols, and chips that may bereferenced throughout the above description may be represented byvoltages, currents, electromagnetic waves, magnetic fields or particles,optical fields or particles, or any combination thereof.

The various illustrative blocks and components described in connectionwith the disclosure herein may be implemented or performed with ageneral-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an ASIC, anFPGA or other programmable logic device, discrete gate or transistorlogic, discrete hardware components, or any combination thereof designedto perform the functions described herein. A general-purpose processormay be a microprocessor, but in the alternative, the processor may beany conventional processor, controller, microcontroller, or statemachine. A processor may also be implemented as a combination ofcomputing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor,multiple microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunctionwith a DSP core, or any other such configuration.

The functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, softwareexecuted by a processor, firmware, or any combination thereof. Ifimplemented in software executed by a processor, the functions may bestored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on acomputer-readable medium. Other examples and implementations are withinthe scope and spirit of the disclosure and appended claims. For example,due to the nature of software, functions described above may beimplemented using software executed by a processor, hardware, firmware,hardwiring, or combinations of any of these. Features implementingfunctions may also be physically located at various positions, includingbeing distributed such that portions of functions are implemented atdifferent physical locations. As used herein, including in the claims,the term “or,” when used in a list of two or more items, means that anyone of the listed items may be employed by itself, or any combination oftwo or more of the listed items may be employed. For example, if acomposition is described as containing components A, B, or C, thecomposition may contain A alone; B alone; C alone; A and B incombination; A and C in combination; B and C in combination; or A, B,and C in combination. Also, as used herein, including in the claims,“or” as used in a list of items (for example, a list of items prefacedby a phrase such as “at least one of” or “one or more of”) indicates adisjunctive list such that, for example, a list of “at least one of A,B, or C” means A or B or C or AB or AC or BC or ABC (i.e., A and B andC).

Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media andcommunication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of acomputer program from one place to another. A storage medium may be anyavailable medium that may be accessed by a general purpose or specialpurpose computer. By way of example, and not limitation,computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory,CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or othermagnetic storage devices, or any other medium that may be used to carryor store desired program code means in the form of instructions or datastructures and that may be accessed by a general-purpose orspecial-purpose computer, or a general-purpose or special-purposeprocessor. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readablemedium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website,server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable,twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologiessuch as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiberoptic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such asinfrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium.Disk and disc, as used herein, include compact disc (CD), laser disc,optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and Blu-ray discwhere disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproducedata optically with lasers. Combinations of the above are also includedwithin the scope of computer-readable media.

The previous description of the disclosure is provided to enable aperson skilled in the art to make or use the disclosure. Variousmodifications to the disclosure will be readily apparent to thoseskilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may beapplied to other variations without departing from the scope of thedisclosure. Thus, the disclosure is not to be limited to the examplesand designs described herein but is to be accorded the broadest scopeconsistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method for wireless communication at a basestation, comprising: classifying, by the base station, feedback receivedfrom a user equipment (UE) for a first downlink transmission over ashared radio frequency spectrum band, the feedback from the UEclassified in one of a plurality of feedback categories, the classifyingaccording to an interference parameter that is based at least in part onthe first downlink transmission being one of a transmission in a reuseone mode or a transmission in a time domain multiplexed (TDM) mode;maintaining a plurality of separate feedback outer loops associated withthe classified feedback based at least in part on the plurality offeedback categories, each of the separate feedback outer loopscorresponding to one of the plurality of feedback categories;identifying an interference parameter for a subsequent downlinktransmission; and scheduling the subsequent downlink transmission basedat least in part on the plurality of separate feedback outer loops andfeedback classified by the base station in a feedback categoryassociated with the identified interference parameter for the subsequentdownlink transmission.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein classifyingfeedback received for the first downlink transmission comprises:classifying feedback received for the first downlink transmission in afirst feedback category based at least in part on the interferenceparameter for the first downlink transmission comprising transmission ofthe first downlink transmission in the reuse one mode.
 3. The method ofclaim 2, further comprising: classifying feedback for a second downlinktransmission in a second feedback category based at least in part on aninterference parameter for the second downlink transmission comprisingtransmission of the second downlink transmission in the TDM mode.
 4. Themethod of claim 1, wherein the feedback comprises channel stateinformation (CSI), or acknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK)feedback, or a combination thereof.
 5. The method of claim 1, whereinscheduling the subsequent downlink transmission comprises: selecting amodulation and coding scheme (MCS) for the subsequent downlinktransmission.
 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising: identifyingthe interference parameter for the first downlink transmission.
 7. Themethod of claim 6, wherein identifying the interference parameter forthe first downlink transmission comprises: receiving an indication ofthe interference parameter with the feedback for the first downlinktransmission.
 8. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying theinterference parameter for the subsequent downlink transmissioncomprises: receiving a transmission status from at least one other basestation; and identifying the interference parameter for the subsequentdownlink transmission based at least in part on the transmission status.9. The method of claim 8, wherein the base station and the at least oneother base station belong to a same public land mobile network (PLMN).10. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving the transmission statuscomprises: receiving a channel usage beacon signal (CUBS), or a physicalframe format indicator channel (PFFICH), or a combination thereof. 11.The method of claim 1, further comprising: maintaining, for eachfeedback category of the plurality of feedback categories, at least oneof a separate hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback outer loopor a separate channel state information (CSI) feedback outer loop;wherein the subsequent downlink transmission is scheduled based at leastin part on one or both of the separate HARQ feedback outer loop and theseparate CSI feedback outer loop associated with the feedback categoryassociated with the interference parameter for the subsequent downlinktransmission.
 12. The method of claim 1, further comprising: skipping,upon classifying the feedback received for the first downlinktransmission in a first feedback category, at least one update of atleast one of: a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback outerloop associated with a second feedback category or a channel stateinformation (CSI) feedback outer loop associated with the secondcategory.
 13. An apparatus for wireless communication at a base station,comprising: a processor; and memory coupled to the processor, whereinthe processor is configured to: classify, at the base station, feedbackreceived from a user equipment (UE) for a first downlink transmissionover a shared radio frequency spectrum band, the feedback from the UEclassified in one of a plurality of feedback categories, the classifyingaccording to an interference parameter that is based at least in part onthe first downlink transmission being one of a transmission in a reuseone mode or a transmission in a time domain multiplexed (TDM) mode;maintain a plurality of separate feedback outer loops associated withthe classified feedback based at least in part on the plurality offeedback categories, each of the separate feedback outer loopscorresponding to one of the plurality of feedback categories; identifyan interference parameter for a subsequent downlink transmission; andschedule the subsequent downlink transmission based at least in part onthe plurality of separate feedback outer loops and feedback classifiedby the base station in a feedback category associated with theidentified interference parameter for the subsequent downlinktransmission.
 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the feedbackcomprises channel state information (CSI), oracknowledgement/non-acknowledgement (ACK/NACK) feedback, or acombination thereof.
 15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein theprocessor is configured to: select a modulation and coding scheme (MCS)for the subsequent downlink transmission.
 16. The apparatus of claim 13,wherein the processor is configured to: identify the interferenceparameter for the first downlink transmission.
 17. The apparatus ofclaim 16, wherein the processor is configured to: receive an indicationof the interference parameter with the feedback for the first downlinktransmission.
 18. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor isconfigured to: receive a transmission status from at least one otherbase station; and identify the interference parameter for the subsequentdownlink transmission based at least in part on the transmission status.19. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor is configured to:maintain, for each feedback category of the plurality of feedbackcategories, at least one of a separate hybrid automatic repeat request(HARQ) feedback outer loop or a separate channel state information (CSI)feedback outer loop; wherein the subsequent downlink transmission isscheduled based at least in part on one or both of the separate HARQfeedback outer loop and the separate CSI feedback outer loop associatedwith the feedback category associated with the interference parameterfor the subsequent downlink transmission.
 20. The apparatus of claim 13,wherein the processor is configured to: skip, upon classifying thefeedback received for the first downlink transmission in a firstfeedback category, at least one update of at least one of: a hybridautomatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback outer loop associated with asecond feedback category or a channel state information (CSI) feedbackouter loop associated with the second category.